Overlooking the Adriatic Sea until a relatively recent past, it then became entirely surrounded by lagoon waters following the construction of the north dam of the Lido of Venice and the formation of what is now called Punta Sabbioni, Sant'Erasmo is the largest of the islands of the Northern Lagoon and the second largest considering the entire lagoon, second only to the Lido of Venice: its length is about 4 Km while the width varies from 500 to 900 meters.
It is known today also with the name Orto di Venezia thanks to its important agri-food activity, testimony of a more extensive
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